AIMED

12/29/2010

All first class stamps to be "forever" stamps. According to the Postal Service, all future 1 oz. stamps will be considered forever stamps and will be valid for whatever the current postage rate is. This eliminates the need for the 1 or 2 cent "add-on" stamps when rates change.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Postal patron Sean Swilling is tired of the inconvenience that comes with every change in the price of mailing a letter. That makes him just the type of customer the U.S. Postal Service wants to please with a policy designating all new first-class stamps as "forever."

12/20/2010

Postal Service is raising some prices as of Jan 2, 2011. First class is NOT affected, but some new services available for Priority and Express Mail - including Flat Rate Padded envelopes and Legal Envelopes. Check out the information from our Associate member - Dymo Enidicia

Endicia internet postage products allow high volume shippers, online sellers and small/medium offices print postage from any PC or Mac. Offering no fee products for printing stamps to fee based fulfillment shipping solutions for any domestic or international mail piece or package using delivery con

12/17/2010

Thanks to our hard working newsletter committee - Nate Walz, Brett Perrill, and Stephanie Gehring. They do a great job of compiling an informative and entertaining newsletter. Job well done!

11/24/2010

AIMED is working hard for its members - the Site Selection Committee is evaluating possible host cities for the 2012 Annual Conference. Candidate cities are Nashville, Annapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, and Philadelphia. Thanks to the Site Selection committee of Susan Trybula, Kevin Snedden, Bill Sopher, Frank Shoaf, Jerry Murdock and Barbara Price for your efforts.

11/22/2010

AIMED announces the annual conference - April 12-15, 2011 in Long Beach, CA. Thanks to our conference planning committee, we have a great program lined up. Mimi Donaldson on "Necessary Roughness, New Rules for the Contact Sport of Life", Steven Power with a great sales training workshop and much more.

Gala Dinner & Thunder Thursday Street Fair AIMED group dinner at the Sevilla Cafe — an authentic tapas restaurant and bar. Check out their website here.

11/19/2010

AIMED is pleased to announce a new Affinity Partner - Novera Payment Solutions. Novera offers innovative flat rate pricing on credit card processing that will benefit our members. For more information, check out the link below.

AIMED has teamed up with Novera Payment Solutions, LLC (NPS). NPS is an endorsed provider for credit and debit card payment services for AIMED members. NPS was selected to guide members through the complicated world of credit & debit card acceptance. NPS delivers a unique combination of value, integ

11/01/2010

AIMED is pleased to announce a new Executive Director - Rick Chambers. Long time Executive, Barbara Price, is staying involved as the Director of Meetings and Rick is taking on the leadership and adminstrative responsibility for the Association. Contact Rick at [email protected].

08/04/2010

Why should you join AIMED? Here the story of Connected Business Solutions and owner Brenda Fick, the AIMED 2010 Dealer of the Year.

07/30/2010

AIMED announces the 2010 Fall Conference on October 2nd at the Chicago Palmer House Hilton Hotel. The Strategies for Growth agenda is packed with speakers and information designed to help grow your business. As a bonus, the conference is being held in conjunction with GraphExpo - AIMED members attending the conference get a free pass to GraphExpo.

AIMED is headed back to Chicago for a 2010 Fall Conference that's designed to help grow your business. Join us for one big day that's packed with 5 powerful sessions that are sure to stack up opportunities for you.

07/06/2010

The Postal Service has announced a proposed price increase to be effective on January 2, 2011. The price of a one-ounce letter would increase to 46 cents. Since this increase is greater than the cost of living, it must be approved by the Postal Regulatory Council.

WASHINGTON — A new Forever Stamp image will be available as part of a pricing package that would add less than 13 cents a month to the average American household’s budget.

07/02/2010

Creative marketing by the Postal Service ...

Move is part of drive to diversify business

06/29/2010

The US Postal Service is considering moving to 5 day delivery to save money. How will this affect AIMED dealers and customers? Share your thoughts.

Overview of five-day delivery: what it means, and why it needs to happen.